PLAYED AT: North Peace ArenaDate: Oct 30, 2015GAME NOTES: BIG THIRD PERIOD LEADS CANADA WHITE PAST RUSSIA IN U17 EXHIBITION
JASON LA ROSE
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Ryan McLeod (Mississauga, Ont./Mississauga, OHL) opened the floodgates early in the third period Friday night, helping Canada White edge Russia 3-2 in 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge pre-tournament action.
McLeod’s was the first of three goals in a span of 7:37 in the first half of the final period, leading the Canadians to a victory over the defending gold medallists in front of a pro-Canadian crowd at North Peace Arena.
James Hamblin (Edmonton, Alta./Medicine Hat, WHL) and Owen Tippett (Peterborough, Ont./Mississauga, OHL) had the other goals for Canada White.
The story through the first two periods was the goaltenders; Canadian netminder Matthew Welsh (Halifax, N.S./Charlottetown, QMJHL) and Russian counterpart Maxim Zhukov were perfect in the first 40 minutes, combining for 51 stops.
Canada White controlled the first period, outshooting Russia 16-9, only to see the Russians take the momentum in the middle frame, holding a 17-9 advantage in shots.
McLeod finally got the scoring started just 2:06 into the third, deftly deflecting a Jarrod Gourley (Calgary, Alta./Brooks, AJHL) point shot over the shoulder of Zhukov for a 1-0 lead.
Andrei Svechnikov answered quickly for Russia, knocking a loose puck past Welsh, but Hamblin restored the Canadian lead for good at 7:49, roofing a shot over Zhukov while falling to make it a 2-1 game.
Tippett capped the goal barrage on a Canada White power play at 9:43, taking a feed from Ian Mitchell (Calahoo, Alta./Spruce Grove, AJHL) and snapping a quick shot past Zhukov’s blocker, giving the Canadians the cushion they would need.
Yegor Zaplatnikov made it interesting with seven minutes to go, tapping in a perfect cross-crease feed from Igor Zenchikov, but that was as close as the Russians get, and a late penalty ensured there would be no comeback.
Canada White opens its tournament Sunday against Canada Black in an all-Canadian curtain-raiser in Dawson Creek, B.C., (2:30 p.m. MT).

Visiting Team: Canada White

Home Team: Russia

CANADA WHITE LINEUP

Pos

No.

Name

G

30

Welsh, Matthew

2

Bouchard, Evan

3

Gourley, Jarrod

4

Mitchell, Ian

5

Groleau, Jérémy

6

Mendel, Griffin

7

Aucoin, Yan

8

Meireles, Greg

10

McLeod, Ryan

11

Anderson-Dolan, Jaret

12

Keating, Austen

14

Struthers, Matthew

15

Hamblin, James

16

Davis, Brett

17

Suzuki, Nick

18

Thomas, Robert

19

Vilardi, Gabriel

20

Ostir, Hayden

21

Tippett, Owen

22

Côté, Louis-Filip

23

Roberts, Elijah

CANADA WHITE PENALTIES

Per.

No.

Min

Offence

Off

PP

PS

Start

On

2nd

23

2:00

(auto) Cross-Checking minor

8:18

1

8:18

13:42

2nd

18

2:00

(auto) High-Sticking minor

14:00

1

14:00

8:00

RUSSIA LINEUP

Pos

No.

Name

G

1

Akhmetov, Arseni

G

30

Zhukov, Maxim

2

Rodionychev, Dmitri

3

Galeniuk, Danila

4

Alexeev, Aleksander

5

Kazamanov, Vladislav

6

Rubinchik, Mark

8

Demin, Pavel

9

Bitsadze, Mikhail

10

Lipanov, Alexey

12

Alekseev, Yaroslav

13

Statsenko, Alexey

14

Svechnikov, Andrei

15

Zenchikov, Igor

16

Zaplatnikov, Yegor

17

Slepets, Kirill

18

Samorukov, Dmitri

19

Chekhovich, Ivan

24

Kostin, Klim

25

Kovalenko, Nikolai

27

Marushev, Maxim

28

Osin, Aleksander

RUSSIA PENALTIES

Per.

No.

Min

Offence

Off

PP

PS

Start

On

1st

28

2:00

(auto) Kneeing minor

16:42

1

16:42

5:18

2nd

4

2:00

(auto) Delay of Game minor

0:08

1

0:08

1:52

2nd

2

2:00

(auto) Interference minor

19:14

1

19:14

2:46

3rd

5

2:00

Tripping minor

9:36

1

9:36

12:24

3rd

6

2:00

Slashing minor

19:20

1

19:20

2:40

CANADA WHITE Goals

CANADA WHITE PLAYERS (plus)

RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

3rd

2:06

10-3-2

3rd

7:49

15-12-4

3rd

9:43

PP

21-17-4

RUSSIA Goals

RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus)

CANADA WHITE PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

3rd

6:10

14-19-3

3rd

13:07

16-15-8

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES

CANADA WHITE

1 / 5

RUSSIA

0 / 2

PENALTY SUMMARY

CANADA WHITE

4 min / 2 inf

RUSSIA

10 min / 5 inf

POINT SUMMARY

CANADA WHITE

3 G + 6 A = 9 Pts

RUSSIA

2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts

SCORING

1

2

3

Total

CANADA WHITE

0

0

3

3

RUSSIA

0

0

2

2

GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time)

1

2

3

Tot.

On

Off

WHT - Welsh (60:00) (W)

9

17

9

35

/0:00

3rd/20:00

RUS - Zhukov (59:41) (L)

16

9

9

34

/0:00

3rd/19:41

Stars of the Game

TIME OF GAME:

-

Start:

10:00 PM

-

End:

10:00 PM

-

Attendance:

0

OFFICIALS

Referee: Karlin Krieger

Referee: Kevin Maille

Linesman: Riley Fitzsimmons

Linesman: Calvin Lewis

CERTIFIED CORRECT

This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Game Report.